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parislemon:

When discussing whether or not there should be apps built specifically for tablets, Android chief Andy Rubin noted that “the Twitter phone app works fine on a tablet.”

In this case, I can’t determine if “works fine” is code for “looks like shit” or “‘meh’ is good enough”. Either is absolutely the wrong attitude and perhaps speaks a bit to why Android is doing so poorly in the tablet space.

iPhone apps running on the iPad also “work fine” but I think everyone will agree that they look like shit. If the iPad only ran iPhone apps scaled-up, there’s no question in my mind that sales would be a fraction of what they are. It’s the apps that are custom tailored for the new form factor that make it magical. 

While the ability of a tablet to run any app is a nice fallback, it’s more of a marketing ploy. It was a genius way to get people buying the iPad originally (“look, I have all these apps that already work!”), but Apple was quick to make sure that developers got on board with building custom iPad apps as well.

Again, those are the key. It sure doesn’t seem like Rubin gets that. Of course, he’s in a tough position since there are so many different form factors for Android. Big tablets, small tablets, mini tablets, big phones, small phones, huge ass phones. How does one custom tailor for all those sizes?

They don’t. 

But I’m sorry, “meh” isn’t good enough. “Works fine” isn’t good enough. 

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Northern America, which includes Canada. Indonesia would be a close second :)

parislemon:

This is, quite simply, one of the worst pieces I’ve ever read on Apple. 

Zach Epstein starts off trashing Apple’s iPhone 4S announcement as perhaps “the beginning of the end” — and does so citing a bunch of analysts.

Analysts.

As anyone who watches Apple closely knows, analysts are absolutely fucktarded when it comes to Apple. If you bet directly against what they’ve said about the company over the years, you’d be a very rich person. They’re always wrong. And it’s clear that the vast majority of them do not understand the company. 

Of course, posts citing analysts about Apple are nothing new. Some writers keep going back to the well despite getting diarrhea of the mind over and over again from what they drink there. It’s fascinating to watch.

But what makes this post particularly bad is the way Epstein pussyfoots around the position he sets out to take. The entire end of his post is basically “don’t get me wrong, I think the iPhone 4S is great but…”

So he loves the device, but analysts don’t, therefore it’s the end of Apple? Right.

He also cites the seemingly tepid reaction from the crowd during the event itself. I’ve been to pretty much every single Apple event over the past five years. This is the reaction about half of the time.

Rumors leading up to these event often set the stage for things that simply aren’t coming. This leads some to be disappointed — a natural reaction. It’s only when Apple is able to truly surprise people — like with the iPhone — that everyone is wowed. Even the initial iPad announcement was dubbed “underwhelming”. 

If you judge Apple’s products by the reaction of analysts and the press, you’re an idiot. Pure and simple. Apple doesn’t make products for analysts and the press. They make products for everyone. 

elger:

Omdat velen het inmiddels gewend zijn, kun je nu ook je Mac unlocken door de sliden. Met Lockscreen 2 wordt het password-scherm vervangen door een lockscreen. Voor het sliden kun je een exact aantal toetsen op je toetsenbord instellen als beveiliging. Eén nadeel is er wel: het werkt alleen als je je Mac niet deelt met anderen, want het inloggen op een ander account kan niet vanuit het lockscreen.

Nice

defranco:

As a way to thank all you Tumblr type peoples for following me here on PhillyD.tv I wanted to give away a signed Monkey T-Shirt today.  To be eligible to win it just like and/or reblog this post and I’ll choose a winner by the end of today.

Thanks Nation ;)

applestorenl:

De deur staat weer eens open

Verboden toegang :(

alexandernl:

Epische facepalm voor de PvdA. Onvoorstelbaar.

applestorenl:

De marmerleverancier.